Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Tert-butanol (tertiary butanol, t-BuOH, tert-BuOH): The simplest tertiary alcohol, (CH₃)₃COH. Commonly used as a nonpolar protic solvent (ε = 11). IUPAC name 2-methylpropan-2-ol.

Molecular Structure of Tert-butanol

Lewis structure		Bond-line structure		Ball and spoke model		Space filling model